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Verify Identity, Not Just Credentials

Face, fingerprint and iris recognition replace cards, PINs and keys with something that can’t be lost, shared or stolen, giving you certainty over exactly who is entering your building, every single time.

The Problem

Why Organisations Move to Biometric Access

Not abstract risks — the day-to-day issues site and operations managers deal with.

Shared and cloned cards

Access cards and fobs are routinely passed between staff or duplicated, and there’s no way to know who actually used them.

Forgotten or shared PINs

PINs get written down, shared over group chats, or forgotten, each a route around your controls.

Tailgating and buddy-punching

Credential-based systems can’t confirm the presence of the actual authorised person at the point of entry.

Weak audit trails

“Card 204 badged in” isn’t proof of identity; regulators and auditors increasingly expect more.

Ongoing credential costs

Replacing lost cards and reissuing fobs is a continuous, avoidable administrative cost.

High-security zones

Server rooms, labs, vaults and clinical areas need a stronger standard of proof than “something you carry.”

The integrated solution

One Platform, Four Steps to Access

Different sites need different modalities. Arana deploys facial, fingerprint and iris recognition, individually or combined, from the same underlying BioWave platform, so you’re never locked into a single sensor type.

Every match is processed against an encrypted biometric template, never a raw image, and matched in real time against your permissions database.

The right biometric modality depends on your environment, throughput, hygiene requirements and lighting; all matter more than the marketing spec sheet.

One-time Enrolment

Each person’s face, fingerprint or iris is enrolled once, remotely, on site or on the device.

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Verify

At the door, their biometric is matched against an encrypted template in under a second.

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Access

Authorised people go straight through. Anyone else is refused, and the attempt is logged.

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BioWave Management

Permissions, schedules and the full audit trail are managed from one central portal.

Powered by BioWave

One Biometric Record, Used Everywhere

Enrol a person once in BioWave, and that same verified identity can unlock doors, clock them in for payroll, authorise a payment or grant visitor access, without re-enrolling on separate systems.

In practice

How Biometric Access Is Deployed in Real Environments

Matched to the risk and throughput of the site, not a single default configuration.

High-Throughput Facility Entrances

Hundreds of staff move through a few entrances during shift changes, with no room to queue.

Facial Recognition

Speed Gates

Centralised Reporting

Outcome: Sub-second, touchless entry with zero buddy-punching

Restricted Labs & Data Centres

Small, high-value zones where only a named, verified individual should ever be able to gain entry.

Face Recognition

Single-Door Control

Full Audit Trail

Outcome: Highest-assurance verification for critical assets

Clinical & Care Environments

Hygiene-sensitive settings where shared card readers and PIN pads are themselves a risk.

Fingerprint Recognition

Compliance Reporting

Restricted Area Control

Outcome: Hygienic, contactless access with a defensible audit trail

Want to see how this would fit your organisation?

Packages

Biometric Access, Sized to Your Environment

Choose based on the assurance level and throughput you need.

Essential Workforce Management

For single sites with straightforward shift patterns

★ Most Popular

Integrated Payroll Platform

For organisations wanting attendance tied directly into payroll

Enterprise Multi-Site Workforce

For groups running several sites under one workforce policy

Where we work

Where Biometric Access Control Is Used

Why Arana

Big Business Standards. Small Business Attention.

We’re a specialist integrator, not a call-centre-scale vendor. You deal directly with senior engineers from the first site survey onwards, and with a team that takes the time to understand how your organisation actually operates.

Direct access

Speak with the engineer who designed your door and zone permissions, not a support queue starting from zero.

Fast to move

New starters, leavers and permission changes are actioned in days, not a vendor’s quarterly release cycle.

Tailored, not templated

Modalities and permissions chosen around your site’s throughput and risk, not a default reader spec.

Accountable, end to end​

The team that enrols your people and configures your doors is the same team accountable when access is audited.

Ready to Move Beyond Cards and PINs?

We’ll help you choose the right biometric modality and design a rollout that fits your environment, budget and compliance requirements.

Related solutions

Extend Access Control Further

Add mobile credentials, cameras and attendance to the same verified identity.

BluAccess

Secure entry using mobile credentials.

Bio X

One face reader for access, attendance and payments.

CCTV

Camera coverage tied to every door event.

Workforce Management

The same identity that opens the door clocks staff in.

Identity Management

Remote biometric enrolment before day one.